Application Checklist

Checklist Components

• Application Fee

  Application Fee

  The $120.00 application fee for U.S. citizens and permanent residents must be paid by credit card (VISA or MasterCard) prior to the submission of your application. Fee waivers are available to qualified domestic applicants only.

  Supplementary Fellowship Application

  All domestic applicants are encouraged to submit the Supplementary Fellowship Information form in order to be considered for all awards for which they might qualify. This optional form is for domestic applicants who wish to be considered for merit-based, diversity fellowships.

  Ph.D. applicants only: We strongly encourage domestic Ph.D. applicants to complete a 2025-2026 FAFSA based on the 2024 tax year to be considered for GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) fellowship as part of your application to the Ph.D. program.

• Academic Records

  Transcripts

  Transcripts with most recent grades or final grades (if degree has been awarded) from all academic institutions you have attended since high school (secondary school) is required. Whenever possible, provide a transcript key that includes a grading scale.

  Please note: UNOFFICIAL transcripts are accepted and encouraged for the initial program review. All transcripts uploaded to the online application system are considered unofficial. Official transcripts will be required only if you are admitted and accept our offer.

  All uploaded transcripts should include the following information:

  • Student's Name
  • Institution's Name
  • Dates of Attendance
  • Grades Available (at the time applying)
  • Credits/Units
  • Grading Scale/Legend
  • Degree Awarded (if applicable)

  The graduate application system accepts PDF or DOCX files, and only one attachment per institution. We highly recommend uploading transcripts before submitting your application to avoid potentially significant delays in the review of your application. If you need to provide updated transcripts, you may email them to ecegradoffice@ece.ucr.edu (be sure to use your Application ID as the subject line).

• GRE

  Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

  The GRE General Test is optional for all applicants. Applicants may choose to report GRE scores, but they are not required to complete an application.

  For initial program review, only Test-Taker score reports are required. If you accept an offer of admission, official GRE scores will be requested at that time. Submitted test scores may not be borrowed, photocopied, returned, or sent to another institution.

  GRE Institution Code: 4839
  GRE Department Code: 1203

  The GRE General Test (including the At-Home version) is accepted.

• Letters of Recommendation

  Letters of Recommendation

  Three letters of recommendation are required in support of all applications for admission. At least two of these letters should be requested from professors in your major subject. Letters of Recommendation must be submitted online and uploaded to your online application.

  Note: Recommender's personal email accounts are not permitted.

• Personal Statements

  Applicants must submit these essays directly into their online application. Please note that each essay should not duplicate the other. We also do not accept a personal resume or curriculum vitae as a response to either essay. 

  Statement of Purpose

  The statement of purpose must be submitted with your online application.  Please state your specific interests on the Statement of Purpose form with respect to the research area of specialization to which you are interested within our program, special qualifications, awards, career objectives and research goals and experience are of particular interest. Please submit this form during your online application.

  Personal History Statement

  The personal History Statement is your opportunity to discuss how your personal background informs your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Please include any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities relevant to your academic journey; how you might contribute to social or cultural diversity within your chosen field; and/or how you might serve educationally underrepresented segments of society with your degree. This must be entered directly in to the application or uploaded.

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Mailing Documents

Exam Codes

• GRE and TOEFL Institution Code: 4839
• GRE Department Code: 1203
• TOEFL Department Code: 66

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